<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Sara,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are the strings you are refering to muted single ie two do not sound?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also your post, as I read it, sounds like you are using an etd. Is this correct? If so which one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plucking the string will sometimes give a better reading with an ETD. Also try moving the mike of the unit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check the mating of hammer and string. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can sometimes mate the hammer and string with the seating tool by pushing a high string back away from the hammer so to speak. File hammer if needed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your problem could also be poor notching of the bridge, or wood chips resting on the string and bridge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=deanslist@comcast.net href="mailto:deanslist@comcast.net">deanslist</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sara Nash</DIV> <DIV>Southeastern PA</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>